Mildly diverting news. Lost in Showbiz has received a press release from Sting and Trudie Styler.

Well, I say "received" - more accurately, the communique has been forwarded to me by someone who was in receipt of it themselves. I'm not sure Trudie and I are currently on press releasing terms. But no doubt we'll still send each other a basket of muffins every Christmas. Life's too short at that time of year, you know?

Anyway, it seems that Sting and Trudie are soon to hold an exhibition of photos taken over the 20 years their Rainforest Foundation has been operating. "Each of the prints will be available for sale as a limited edition", we learn, "and will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Sting."

How aspirational. But it is Trudie's quote that really impresses.

"Rainforests now cover only 6% of the earth's land surface, and are still being decimated", she explains. "There is a real and imminent danger of this destruction reaching the point of no return, yet still we ignore all the warning signs. For the sake of the indigenous communities who live in the forests and protect them, and for the sake of all humanity, it's time for individuals, industries and governments to start putting the Earth first."

Incidentally, I think now must be the time that she's holding her Tuscan summit, and Lost in Showbiz is positively desperate for news of any accords signed/societies transformed/servants fired. If anyone has heard even the slightest whiff of information drift over the perimeter wire, I implore them to share it at their earliest convenience.